Definition
Past tense of counterattack; responded to an attack by attacking back instead of defending.
Etymology
From counter- (against, in response) + attacked (past tense of attack, from Old French atacher meaning to fasten or strike). The term developed military significance during the 19th century.
Kelly Says
Military strategists discovered that sometimes the best defense is a good offense—counterattacking became so effective that it revolutionized warfare tactics, turning losing battles into victories by forcing enemies to suddenly defend instead of attack.
Translations
ARالعربية
هجم بالرد
ha-jma bil-rid
BNবাংলা
প্রতিহত
pro-ti-hat
CACatalà
atacà en resposta
a-ta-ca en re-spon-sa
CSČeština
zavracel
zavra-cel
DADansk
gentagnede angrebet
gen-ta-ne-de an-gre-bet
DEDeutsch
konterangriffiert
kon-ter-an-griff-i-ert
ELΕλληνικά
αντεπιτέθηκε
an-te-pi-ti-the-ke
ESEspañol
contraatacó
kon-tra-a-ta-koh
FAفارسی
ضربه برگشت
dzar-be ber-ghast
FISuomi
vasta-hyökkäsi
va-sta-hyök-kä-si
FRFrançais
a riposté
a ri-po-ste
GUGU
પ્રતિકાર કર્યો
pri-ti-kar kar-yo
HAHA
a ka gaba
a ka ga-ba
HEעברית
התקיף בתגובה
hit-ki-f ba-te-go-va
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोध किया
pri-ti-roh-d ki-ya
HUMagyar
ellencsapolt
el-len-csap-olt
IDBahasa Indonesia
membalas serangan
mem-ba-las se-ran-jaan
ITItaliano
contrattaccò
kon-tra-tat-cho
KKKK
қарсы атыс
qarsy a-ty-s
KO한국어
반격했다
ban-gyeok-haet-da
MRMR
प्रतिकार केले
pri-ti-kar ke-le
MSBahasa Melayu
balas serangan
ba-las se-ran-jaan
MYမြန်မာ
ပြန်လှမ်း
pyan-hlam
NLNederlands
tegenaanvalde
te-gen-aan-val-de
NONorsk
motangrepte
mot-an-grep-te
PLPolski
odparł atak
od-parł a-tak
PTPortuguês
contra-atacou
kon-tra-a-ta-kou
RORomână
a contraatacat
a kon-tra-a-ta-kat
RUРусский
ударил в ответ
u-da-ril v ot-ve-t
SVSvenska
motattackerade
mot-a-tak-e-ra-de
SWKiswahili
kujibu kwa shambulio
ku-ji-bu kwa sham-bu-li-o
TAதமிழ்
எதிர் தாக்குதல்
i-thir tha-kku-thal
TEతెలుగు
ప్రతిఘటించాడు
pri-ti-gha-ti-n-cha-du
TLTL
tumugon sa pag-atake
tu-mu-gon sa pa-g-a-ta-ke
TRTürkçe
karşı saldırıya geçti
kar-shi sa-l-dir-i-ya ge-ti
UKУкраїнська
відповів атаці
vid-po-viv a-ta-tsi
URاردو
مخالفت کی
makh-al-fat ki
VITiếng Việt
tấn công trả đòn
tan-cong tra đòn
ZUZU
ukuthi ngeke
u-ku-thi nge-ke